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Answers: 118Conditions for Zakah Being Obligatory
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One year has passed since the estate was divided and he has not received anything; does he have to pay zakaah on it?
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He is travelling -- can he delegate someone to pay zakaah on his behalf at home or should he wait until he gets back?
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Is zakaah waived because of having to offer expiation (kafaarah)?
Evidence That the Rate of Zakah is 2.5%
The authentic Sunnah states that the zakah on gold and silver is one quarter of one tenth, i.e., 2.5%. A similar rate applies to trade goods and currency nowadays70,906- 18,396
Is zakaah due on his money in the bank to which he does not have access?
Do I Pay Zakah If I Am in Debt?
The one who has any zakatable wealth must pay Zakah on it, when one year has passed since he acquired it, even if he has debts, according to the more correct of the two scholarly opinions. Prophet Muhammad used to command his agents to take Zakah from those who owed Zakah, and he did not tell them to ask them whether they had any debts or not.121,627- 5,997
He got a certified cheque in order to buy a house and one year has passed; does he have to pay zakaah?
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No zakaah is due if one ceased to own the nisaab (minimum threshold) before the year was complete
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He owns shares, but is in debt. How should he pay zakaah?
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Zakaah in Ramadaan – should it be paid on all one’s wealth?
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